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if combat veterans at walter reed bethesda hospital -- we have combat veterans at walter reed bethesda hospital. i get calls from the veterans talk about how this is brought about serious memory flashbacks. they have seen children in afghanistan and iraq that had been killed. i want to speak out to veterans. if you have this kind of feelings, get some help. there are programs to help homeless veterans. we need to have our reach to them. it is a matter of being effective in the community. the best thing is to get somebody off of drugs. if they feel isolated, living in a basement and playing video games and drinking alcohol, that is not the answer. we have to be doing more outreach. if you know people like that, please encourage them to get help. it is a sad story we cannot let happen. host: we have a special line for mental health professionals, 202-585-3883. this is cynthia from florida. thank you for joining us. caller: you are welcome. thank you for taking my call. one reason that is being missed is the reason that people did not bring children to schools for health is because they g
if combat veterans at walter reed bethesda hospital -- we have combat veterans at walter reed bethesda hospital. i get calls from the veterans talk about how this is brought about serious memory flashbacks. they have seen children in afghanistan and iraq that had been killed. i want to speak out to veterans. if you have this kind of feelings, get some help. there are programs to help homeless veterans. we need to have our reach to them. it is a matter of being effective in the community. the...
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the hospital was created out of the merger of walter reed army medical center in bethesda naval center. this is about 40 minutes. [inaudible] your words touched many of us that day because he pointed out it's the people that make the biggest difference in the startup of new medical centers. so many of those papers earlier today and the really looking forward to your words. sir, i'd be happy to report to you 30 years later we stand before you as one team and were very proud of that commissary. as you know, it's a tradition for a new commander when we stand up a new command. but mr. the command we had been appointed. and that you present when to you, sir. [applause] >> well, thank you are a much, admiral. i appreciate that very much and i really appreciate the opportunity to be able to be here at this one year anniversary of bringing bethesda walter reid together. this was then anything after, not easy to do, but i commend all of you for your willingness to work together as a team meant to make this a success. i want to thank you for your leadership because what you have here is a world-
the hospital was created out of the merger of walter reed army medical center in bethesda naval center. this is about 40 minutes. [inaudible] your words touched many of us that day because he pointed out it's the people that make the biggest difference in the startup of new medical centers. so many of those papers earlier today and the really looking forward to your words. sir, i'd be happy to report to you 30 years later we stand before you as one team and were very proud of that commissary....
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the 88-yard senator died a -- 88-year-old senator died at walter reed medical center from respiratory complications. his fellow hawaiian in the senate described inouye's unparalleled legacy. >> it can be seen in every mile of every road in hawaii, in every nature preserve, in every facility that makes hawaii a safer place. >> daniel inouye was 88 years old. >>> it's 5:09. much less fog than yesterday morning. the breezes will be itself ig -- will be the bigger issue. here's a look at your day planner. still some clouds out there now a. touch of fog north and west. 57 by noon. about the high for the day. winds will be to the west, northwest 15, 25 miles an hour with a 6:00 p.m. temperature of 50. let's check in with monika samtani for the latest in timesaver traffic. >>> if you're planning to head over in college park, here's what it looks like from up above at the beltway. no issues to report heading around to the 95 interchange. as you can see the fog has lifted. you're good to go through this area. i'll be back back with more traffic in a few -- i'll be back with more traffic in a f
the 88-yard senator died a -- 88-year-old senator died at walter reed medical center from respiratory complications. his fellow hawaiian in the senate described inouye's unparalleled legacy. >> it can be seen in every mile of every road in hawaii, in every nature preserve, in every facility that makes hawaii a safer place. >> daniel inouye was 88 years old. >>> it's 5:09. much less fog than yesterday morning. the breezes will be itself ig -- will be the bigger issue. here's...
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he passed away at walter reed medical center in bethesda at the age of 88. these are the changes that happen immediately with the passing of senator inouye. in the pro tem is now senator patrick lelie. -- leahy. he is expected to preside over the president in the advice president. and he is the third in line behind the vice president and the house speaker. also senator leahy is now in line to head up the appropriations committee and senator frank lawsuiten berg will be the only veteran of world war ii serving in the senate in 2013. back to our question for all of you this morning about role of federal state governments in mental health. we will keep talking about this for about 30 minutes. by the way, we have covered senator inouye here on this network for many years and, including oral history interviews with the senator, two of them, one in march 3, 2008, and another one on june 30, 1988. if you're interested in watching those, go to our website at c-span.org and go to our video library. monica, you're up next. caller: good morning. so happy to be able to
he passed away at walter reed medical center in bethesda at the age of 88. these are the changes that happen immediately with the passing of senator inouye. in the pro tem is now senator patrick lelie. -- leahy. he is expected to preside over the president in the advice president. and he is the third in line behind the vice president and the house speaker. also senator leahy is now in line to head up the appropriations committee and senator frank lawsuiten berg will be the only veteran of world...
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speaker, i have been to walter reed and bethesda now so many times to see the broken bodies, to see the faces of the moms and dads with pain in their face, to see the young man's face, or young woman's face that know that they will never be physically able to do what they have done before going to afghanistan. with that, mr. speaker, i make one last reference. i would hope that the colleagues of mine in both parties would read this book, funding the enemy, how the u.s. taxpayers back roll the taliban. this is a sin and it must stop. mr. speaker, i ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform, please bless the families of our men and women in uniform, to bless the families who have given a child dying for freedom in afghanistan and iraq. i ask god to help this congress come together with the senate and come forward with a plan that we, the american people, can be proud of. i ask three times, god please, god please, god please continue to bless america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson le
speaker, i have been to walter reed and bethesda now so many times to see the broken bodies, to see the faces of the moms and dads with pain in their face, to see the young man's face, or young woman's face that know that they will never be physically able to do what they have done before going to afghanistan. with that, mr. speaker, i make one last reference. i would hope that the colleagues of mine in both parties would read this book, funding the enemy, how the u.s. taxpayers back roll the...
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to go to walter reed hospital, visit with the men and women who have lost their legs, lost their arms, lost their eyesight as a result of their service in afghanistan or iraq. come veterans day, come memorial day, all the politicians go out and give speeches how much we love our veterans. well, it's great to give a good speech on memorial day or veterans day, but what about standing up for them now? i know that the wall street c.e.o.'s and the big money lobbyists are descending on washington, trying to protect the wealthy and the powerful, but maybe now is the time, not just veterans day, not just memorial day that we stand with veterans, we stand with disabled veterans. they have sacrificed, and i think it is unseemly, i think it is immoral to be balancing the budget on their backs. we have also made a commitment to the surviving spouses and children who have lost a loved one in battle by providing them with the pendency indemnity compensation benefits that average less than $17,000 a year. do my colleagues really think that we should be cutting benefits for surviving spouses who los
to go to walter reed hospital, visit with the men and women who have lost their legs, lost their arms, lost their eyesight as a result of their service in afghanistan or iraq. come veterans day, come memorial day, all the politicians go out and give speeches how much we love our veterans. well, it's great to give a good speech on memorial day or veterans day, but what about standing up for them now? i know that the wall street c.e.o.'s and the big money lobbyists are descending on washington,...